The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying 'this is mine', and found people simple enough to believe him, was … - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying 'this is mine', and found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society.

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About Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (June 28, 1712 – July 2, 1778) was a major French-speaking Genevan philosopher of Enlightenment whose political ideas influenced the French Revolution, the development of socialist theory, and the growth of nationalism.

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Alternative Names: Citizen of Geneva Jean Jacques Rousseau J. J. Rousseau Rousseau J.J. Rousseau JJ Rousseau
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Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains. One man thinks himself the master of others, but remains more of a slave than they are.

İradesini gerçekleştiren tek insan, bunun için başkasının yardımına gereksinimi olmayan insandır: Buradan, tüm iyiliklerin en başta geleninin otorite değil, özgürlük olduğu sonucu çıkar. Gerçekten özgür olan insan yalnızca yapabileceğini ister ve hoşuna gideni yapar. İşte bu benim temel özdeyişim. Yeter ki bunu çocuklara uygulayalım, o zaman tüm eğitim kuralları bundan doğacaktır.

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